2017 Alamo Bowl


The 2017 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The 25th annual Alamo Bowl featured the 2017 [Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford Cardinal] of the Pac-12 against the 2017 [TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU Horned Frogs] of the Big 12. It was one of the 2017–18 [NCAA football bowl games|2017–18 bowl games] concluding the 2017 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017 FBS football season]. Sponsored by Valero Energy, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl. The contest was televised on ESPN, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m..

Team selection

The game featured the Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford Cardinal] against the TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU Horned Frogs]. This was the third meeting between the schools – they played games in 2007 and 2008 at each team's home stadium; TCU won both games to lead the series 2–0.

Game summary

Statistics

StatisticsSTANTCU
First downs1721
Plays–yards61–36967–488
Rushes–yards34–15726–147
Passing yards212341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–27–228–41–2
Time of possession33:0326:57

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
STANPassingK. J. Costello15/27, 212 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
STANRushingBryce Love26 car, 145 yds, 2 TD
STANReceivingCameron Scarlett2 rec, 85 yds
TCUPassingKenny Hill24/40, 314 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
TCURushingKenny Hill9 car, 40 yds, 1 TD
TCUReceivingJalen Reagor5 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD